Loading mechanism.



P. REINBOLD. LOADING MEGHANISM.

APPLICATION ILED MAY 24. 1911.

Patented 0G13. 24, 1911 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

`PHIlLpIIP RINBOLD, 0F SAGINAW, MICHIGAN.

LOADING MECHANISM.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24, 1911.

Application tiled May 24, 1911. Serial No. 629,154.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, Pintar Reissom), a citizen of the United States, residing at Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Loading Mechanism, of which the following is a specification. i

This invention, which relates generally' to loading and conveying means,I more par .ticularly has for its objectto provide a portable conveying and loading means especially adapted for handling sugar beets and in which the parts are cooperatively arranged for being quickly assembled or knocked down, and that can be economically made without the need of special machinery for manufacturing the same.

Another object oi' my invention is to pro vide an improved construction oi beet loadin f means, in which the partscan be readily shlt'ted, adjusted to set the, discharging end midway or at the ends ot' a tank or trough car without stopping the loading operation, in which the operation is readily controlled by a single operator and in which the eonveying and discharging means are so arranged that the loading is accomplished in much less time and with less labor than is usually required in the present methods ot loading sugar beets.

lith other objects in view that will hereinat'tcr appear, my invention consists iu a loading means that comprises the peculiar arrangement and combination ot' parts, all of which will be hereinafter fully explained, specilically pointed out in tbe appended claims and illustrated in the lu'eompanying drawings, in which z- AFigure 1, is a perspective view that shows the general arrangement otmy invention when applied for use. Fig. 3, is a pla-n view thereof which .also illustrates the lateral adjustment of my said invention, the conveyer elevator devices boina shown to a shifted D v i position In dotted lilies. lug. il. 1s a perspective view ot' the central combined sup port and connecting portion ot' the mecha.n nism, and bercilmt'ter spccitically described. Fig. 4, is a detail view of the base or anchor member. Fig. 5, is a perspective view of two sections of the conveyor chute coupled together. Fig. 6, is a perspectivel view of the lower end of the lowermost section of the conveyor, the driven shalt foractuating the endless conveyor devicesbeing shown in this view. Fig. 7, is a detail perspective view of the central connecting su port and traine for the adjacent ends of t e conveyor sec tion parts, one of the supporting sides being omitted to the more clearly show the power transmission mechanism. Figs. 8 and 9 are detail views of parts of the central supporting devices.

In carrying ont my invention I provide a conveyer mechanism that consists of a number of sections arranged to form one or more inclines or elevators, two being shown in the drawings. Each of the elevator portions consists of one or more independent sections t, and each of the said sections comprises the side bars 10, cross cleats 11, nailed or otherwise made fast on the lower edges ot' the said bars l0 and a number of longitudinal bars 12, the latter forming, as it were, a slotted bottom for the said sections l.

All ot' the sections 1 are provided with means at their ends for interlockin with each other and in such manner that t e sections may be quickly put up and as quickly disconnected, and for such purpose, I have devised a bracket 2 that consists of the tiat body portion Il() shaped to snugly lie against the cxtreme ends of the side bars 10, the apertured ear 21, that extends in the plane ot' the said body 20, and the outwardly bent and apertured bearing lug 252 which extends beyond a vertical or abutting edge 2.3 of the body, as best shown in Fig. (l.

ln fitting the brackets 2 on the adjacent ends ot' the convcyer sections the opposing bracket members are reversely positioned, that is to say, the abutting brackets are so mounted that the lugl ot' one bracket laps i tbey ear Q1 of the other bracket, such alin-` ing ot the brackets providing for the solid engagement of their abutting edges and for` a. central sprocket 40 Aover which passes the endless conve-yer chain AVl1 that rideswin the central slotway of the bottoms of the sections 1 and which carries a series of transversely mounted conveyer slats l2 that ride over the slatted floor of the c-onveyer, it being obvious, b v referring to Figs. Q and G, that in carrying the beets up the conconstructed as i los veyer the linee-hing and jarring aetion ot' the Chain with its slats 4:2 tends to agitate the beets sultieiently to siibstantiall)l rlear them of the dirt that adheres to lhein when pulled.

in the preferred appliration of mvv iiivention, the eonvqver is made np of a phirality ol' seetions, held in longitudinal alineinent and willi the disrharge end oit' the Iirst` lseetion positioned to discharge the droppings onto the lower end of the next seeiion whirh earries the beets np and delivers them either into a box ear, as shown in vFig. l, or into a low fiat or trough ear, :is indicated in Fig. 2.

When iny invention is arranff-ed toi' diseliarging into a box ear, as in lFig. 1, the roamrer or elevator seetions l are rigidly held in one position and in longitudinal alim-nient but when nsed as in Fig. 2, the sail voorover seetions, while theyl remain in loneitndinal alinenient, are ingA lateralty adjusted so the liseharging rnd ran tie reaililj,Vy swnng over the ear beingr loaded lo the points desired.

iteleri ing now more partiriilaily to Figs. 1,?) zuid t), it will be seen the connecting and supporting training, before mentioned, ronsiats ot' two \erii(al .sides [is-5 that, are mounted on a base rusting having lugel ."t tor bracing the loweiI ends of the side 3 and an extension formed with a single or pivot aperture 53 for receiving a pivot bolt. .3l that clamps onto an anchor plate .35, that has Crotched ends for receiving the anehoring stakes, as is clearly shown in high'. .l and 2.

4V designatesI a driven shaft ]oiirnaled in the upper end of the sides 5-5 of the framing and whiizh also passes through the apertiired lugs on the hraehets 2 on the upper einl olf a discharging elevator section and whirh oai-ries a central Sproeket 47 that rereives the endless conveyor chain 41.

t3 designates a section of a, main or driving .shaft that is journaled in the frame sides .7n-5 and which supports the lower end ot' the last: or diseharging section of the vomi-.5er mechanism, the` eonstriietion and operation ot' which. are like that; of the other,

eonveyer sectionhereinhefore described, exreptJ the upper or delivery end has an at taehed i-liute 7 hinged to the upper end ol' the said last sei-tion, and whieh is used for diseharging through a door oi.' other opening, in a box ear, see Fig. l. I

A series oi Vsupporting bnu'es S are provided, the upper ends ott whieli are shaped to engage the. several eonveyer sections' and whohe hase metida-rs Ht) forni skids wheietry the said supports with the eonvt-vers mounted thereon may be moved to bring the eonveyer to the desired lateral position, we dotted linersl on Fig. 2.

For holding the sides 5-5 ol' the coninoimted for bt i neeting and supporting frame to a relativel)v rigid position boltsl 9 are passed through apertures,4 56 in one of the Side members .3. Theqe bolts are seeured at one end by the iiutsftt and have their other end formed into a hook U2 for engaging eyes 94 on the inner side ol" the opposite frame member 5, and for holding the bolt hook loelted in the said eyes clamp members J3 are hingedlmv mounted on the hook end of the rods and in sueh manner that lingers 95 foi-ined thereon ran be wedged down into the eyes, see Figs. S and it, it being obvious to release the parts, it is only necessary to tap the hoolty fr.) with a hainnier to release it Front-the eyes U4.

motor driven shaft is suitablj,7V inoiinted and it has a universal coupling eonnertion. see Fig. t, with the main driving shaft ti that imparts motion through an endless ehain ronnertion to the eonvever shafts mounted within the liest shown in Figs; It and 7.

ltr reason oi' the eonstriietion and arrangement ot' the parts, as shown, and hereinbelore deserihed, l haie provided a loading means in whirh the elevating eonvevver devil-el an he made op the desired lengths and .sinre the eonnerting traine that joins the high end of one settion otE the eollt'eyei' and the lower end ol' the other ronveyer ser.A tion is mounted to swing laterally and the said elevator sections are held on slid stipports, the said conveyor de'viresl ean he quit-.lily `and eonveniently shifted to discharge into the open ear, either niidgvay or at the ends thereof, and the entire nicchie nisni can he so disposed with referentie to the oar and the beet field, that the beets may be loaded onto the eonveyer nearly the t'iill length thereof.

The parts ran he qnielrly linoeked down and as readiliY pnt up without the requires menti of any sperial tool or implementsl for sin-h purpose.

What lelaim is:

l. ln a portable loading iiiaehine, a central. huoeli-down supporting traine which ineludes a pair of opposite side walls, an inroniing eonvevver inrludng a driving shaft removably mounted between the said side walls ol' the traine, an outgoing conveyer int-hiding a driving shaft: removably mounted between the said side walls of the l'raine, means eonnerted with tlle'suid drivin Lr shaft tor imparting!` movement tothe eonveyers, means t'or swivelly iuoiintin r the supporting l'ralue at a relativeti,r lixed oeiltion and removable skids l'or the said eonl revers all being arranged substantlait)r :is shown whereby the said eonveyers may he bodily `swung around with the swivel point ot the supporting 'raino as a center.

t 2. In a portable loading niarhirie; n l linoek-down supporting frame, said traine suiiporting frame 5, as

including a pair of oppositely disposed side I walls and a base upon which the said sides are removably mounted, an incoming conveyer including a drive shaft mounted between the said sides of the frame, an outgoing conveyer mounted between the said sides of the frame and at a point below the discharge end of the incomlng conveyer, a chain drive which connects the shafts of the two conveyers and removable supporting skids for the said conveyers.

3. ln a loading means of the character startet, the combination with the incoming and the outgoing conveyers; of a supporting means for the adjacent end of the two conveyers comprising a relatively fixedly held anchor member, a base pivotally connected thereto to swing in the horizontal plane, a pair of side members vertically supportable on the said base, bolts that pass through one of the side members, hook clamping means for securing the bolts to the other side member of the frame, drive shafts journaled in the said frame that form coperative parts of the two conveyor ends,

endless chain connections that join the twov shafts, a driving power for one of the shafts, and skid supports for the two conveyers. l

4. In a loading machine of the character stated, the combination with the incoming and the outgoing conveyers; of a supportjoin the two shafts,

ing means for the adjacent ends of the two conveyers, said means comprising a relatively xed anchor member, a base pivotally connected thereto to swing in a horizontal plane, a pair of said members vertically supportable upon said base, means for clamping the said members together, drive shafts journaled in the said frame that form cooperative parts of the two conveyer ends, endless chain connections that and a driving power for one of the shafts and removable skid supports for the two conveyers.

5. 1n a loading means of the character described, a conveyer formed of sections having longitudinally slotted floors, an endless conveyerhaving carrier slats that travel over the Hoor, and means for joining the abutting ends of the said sections, said means comprising b'ackets having apertured lugs at the upper end that project above the sides of the conveyer and lap when the adjacent brackets are joined to each other, and having other lugs that roject below the sides of the conveyer, an are apertured and directed forwardly from the conveyer to form bearing members for one of the drive shafts of the endless conveyer.

PHILIP REINBULD.

Witnesses:

F. C. MoLL, GEoRon L. MOLL. 

